Calendar.



LE. SHERMAN.'

CALENDAR. vAPPLICATION EILED`APR. 25, 1915.

l l 7 9,23 l Patented AprT '11, 1916. v

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LOUIS ERIC SHERMAN, 0F CLAY CENTER, KANSAS.

CALENDAR.

1,179,23L Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 11, 1916.Appncation filed A'pri126,`191 5. seria1No.2`3,94o. l l..

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, LoUIs ERIC SHERMAN,

a citizen of the United States,l residing, at Clay Center, in the countyof Clay andState of Kansas, have invented new. and useful4 Improvementsin Calendars', of :which the following isa specification.

The invention relatesrto aV calendar, and has for its primary object toprovide an article of this character wherein the strip containing theindicia indicative of the days of the respective months in ayear isadapted to-be wound upon one roller and 'unwound from another so thatthe indicia will be clearlyvisible through aypeep opening in -the frontof the casing, one'of the rollers being manuallyV rotated to change thepov sition of the strip accordingly to the'month desired to be visible.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a calendar which canbe changed in a convenient and quickmanner, the roll-l ers being held inplace within the casing in a novel manner, while. the said. casing isunique, ornamental and attractive in appearance.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a calendar Iofthis character which is simple-in construction, thoroughly reliable andefficient in its purpose, and inexpensive in manufacture.

IVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafterlfully described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawing,and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a calendar constructedin accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation. Fig. 3 isa vertical transverse sectional view therethrough. Fig. 4 is ahorizontal transverse sectional view on the line -l of Fig. 1. l

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, ,A designates generally the casingwhich is formed.

-tachably .adapted to be alternately wound and unwound onand from-therollers for a purpose presently described. TheA shaft 13 of each roller10 and 11 has its ends journaled in the sldes 6, one of which is formedwith a removable section 14 which is .suitably deflas'tened'in place,land when detached permits the rollers to be removed from the i quire,y

One of the shafts 13 is formed with a crank 15=without the casing forthe convenient turning thereof, and uponthe strip 12 1s glued orotherwise fastened sheets 16 containing calendar months and dates, thesaid sheets being readily moved at will to perpetuate the calendar.Fixed to the respective shafts 13 are pulleys 17 over which is trainedan endless cable 18 so that the rollers will turn in unison.

Formed in the front door 9 is an opening 19 covered by a transparentpanel 20 to make visible the calendar sheets from without the casing,While rotatably mounted in the said door is a knob 20 having an innercatch 22 to engage with a keeper block 23 mounted on the section 14 forholding the door closed, the knob being turned to re'- lease the doorfor the opening thereof to permit access to the interior'of the chamberwithin the casing. Suitably mounted in the back 5 is a mirror 24 for theconvenience of the user, and this back is provided with a hole :25 topermit-the hanging of the calendar upon the wall orother support. At oneside of the calendar sheets are memorandum spaces :26 which are dividedfrom each other chamber as the occasion may reby the transverse lines Q7so that on'4 the` opening of the door any memoranda can be made in thespace 2G 'for attention in a given month. and this memoranda will bevisible through the opening in the door when closed. y

' That is claimed is In a calendar, a body forming a casing having anopen front, a door section closing said open front `andhaving atransparent panel for making visible the calendar. one side only of thebody being cutaway for a portion of its length. a section incorrespondence with the cnt away portion and fitted therein. a linkswingingly connecting' the section at its upper end to the body.saidsection being provided with notches. Caid body being provided withnotches coincid- I the journal ends at one sida of said body freedtherefrom on' the swinging 03 the Secmn out 0i the cui, por to an@ a.

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